Elizabeth Warren Supporters Are Preparing For War Against Wall Street

Warren supporters say "We cannot let Wall Street win."Reuters/Adam Hunger
The progressive political group Democracy for America sent out an email blast over the weekend contending that Wall Street was "out to destroy Sen. Elizabeth Warren."

One of Warren's objections to Weiss is that he worked on Wall Street, and she is casting him as a symbol of Wall Street's influence on government. Democracy for America has been circulating a petition supporting her opposition of him.

Weiss' supporters, meanwhile — and there are many — argue that it is in the country's best interest to have policymakers at the Treasury Department who have real-world finance experience, and they point out that Weiss is a highly respected adviser who has never worked at a firm that received a taxpayer bailout.

Nevertheless, Warren has turned Weiss into a symbol and is now rallying supporters in an attempt to block him. She is also framing any support for Weiss as an effort by "Wall Street" to win a war in Washington.

"Wall Street knows that Sen. Warren's opposition to Weiss is a game-changing moment in the fight for the future of the Democratic Party. That's why they're pulling out all the stops to try and defeat her," the Democracy In America email continued.

"The Antonio Weiss nomination has become a crucial moment in the fight for the future of this country. We cannot let Wall Street win."